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Posts By Scott Stone

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Snow is Piling Up at the Ski Slopes, with 10 Feet in Some Spots, Making for Great Ski Conditions

4 years ago  •  High Country

Nathan Ham, High Country Press – Wintry precipitation and near-perfect snowmaking conditions have allowed for tremendous snow depths and great coverage at each of the ski resorts in the High …
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Burr votes guilty in Trump impeachment trial, Tillis votes not guilty

4 years ago  •  Politics and Government, U.S. Senate

Brian Murphy, News & Observer – North Carolina Republican Richard Burr voted to convict President Donald Trump on his lone impeachment charge Saturday, a surprising vote for the retiring senator. …
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NC Senate bill takes aim at hunters in effort to protect deer population

4 years ago  •  NC General Assembly, Environment

FOX 46 – Deer hunting season may have just ended, but lawmakers in Raleigh are getting a head start for next season with a bill in the North Carolina Senate. …
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Thales Academy teacher charged with indecent liberties with a child

4 years ago  •  Crime, Triangle

Kevin Kuzminski, WRAL – A former physical education teacher has been charged with four counts of indecent liberties with a child. Paula Stinson, 30, taught at Thales Academy in Rolesville. …
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Wake County Schools leaders raise concerns over re-opening bill

4 years ago  •  Education, Triangle, Uncategorized

Michael Hyland, WNCN CBS 17 – Wake County school leaders raised concerns Friday about a bill that would require K-12 public school districts to offer in-person classes, as WCPSS prepares …
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With killings at an all-time high, Greensboro council renews goal to reduce violent crime

4 years ago  •  Crime, Triad

Richard Barron, News Record – Greensboro’s 61 homicides in 2020 shattered the old mark of 45 in 2019 and 40 in 2018, numbers that have been steadily rising in recent …
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Rural lawmakers say too much of NC’s vaccine going to mass vaccination sites

4 years ago  •  NC General Assembly, COVID-19

Laura Leslie, WRAL — Lawmakers from rural counties are calling on state health officials to hold off on more vaccination mega-sites until the state starts getting more vaccine, arguing that …
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North Carolina woman charged in death of 2-year-old son

4 years ago  •  Crime, ENC

AP – A North Carolina woman is charged with second-degree murder in the death of her 2-year-old son more than three years ago, authorities said Friday. The Burgaw Police Department …
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Belhaven native chosen by Cooper to lead state commerce department

4 years ago  •  Business, Governor, Politics and Government

WITN – A Belhaven native has been selected by Governor Roy Cooper to be the state’s commerce secretary. The state says that Machelle Sanders, who is currently the secretary for …
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Senate candidate Erica Smith accused of negligence in lawsuit over 2013 sexual assault

4 years ago  •  Campaigns, U.S. Senate

Lucille Sherman, News & Observer – North Carolina U.S. Senate candidate Erica Smith is involved in an ongoing lawsuit alleging that when Smith was a high school varsity volleyball coach, …
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